Maybe you’re right, maybe I’m wrongMaybe I came on a little too strongWhen they pulled me over should have used my headAnd thought a little longer before I said the things I saidI ain’t perfect, I’m just a manI can’t help it that’s the way I am

Maybe I should have stayed home last nightThe way I feel today ain’t even close to rightSomebody tell me what it is that I doneNow my baby treats me like Atilla the hunShe’ s seen it all before I think she understandsI can’t help it that’s the way I am

That’s the wayThat’s the way I amI can’t help itThat’s the way I amShe’s seen it all before I think she understandsI can’t help it that’s the way I am

I see you all looking down your nose at meYou’re thinking how blind can one fool be?Well if you ain’t guilty you can throw the first stoneOtherwise, ass hole, leave me aloneJust trying to be the best damn fool I canI can’t help it that’s the way I am

Well, that’s it I got nothing else for youWon’t say another word until I talk to my lawyerLoan me a dime I’ll try him on the phoneIf he’s out of jail I might catch him at homeI’ll ask him how to plead he’ll tell me here’s the planYou just say you can’t help it that’s the way you am

That’s the wayThat’s the way I amI can’t help itThat’s the way I amI’ll ask him how to plead he’ll tell me here’s the planYou just say you can’t help it that’s the way you am

That’s the wayThat’s the way I amI can’t help itThat’s the way I amJust trying to be the best damn fool I canI can’t help it that’s the way I am